From Proto-Athabaskan *ɢed (“to stick, to poke”), also found in a number of disparate meanings, including “to crawl, to go on all four” (giving the Navajo meaning “to buck”).
Related to Navajo god (“knee”).
-GEED
1. to dig, to shovel; to stick, to jab
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O + ∅ | operative |
S digs O |
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| O + ł | motion |
S sticks O
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| di + ∅/ł | ? |
S jabs with fire |
2. to buck, to move bucking (a horse)
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l | motion |
S bucks |
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -gééd | -geed | -goł | -goʼ | -gééd |
| CONT | -geed | -geed | -goł | -goʼ | -geed |
| DUR | -god | -geed | -goł | -goʼ | -gééd |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.